Check out these Asian diasporic women who tickle our funny bone
From Margaret Cho to Ivy Le, this Women's History Month, we're celebrating comedians making us laugh all the time
Check out these comedians on JoySauce TV.
Graphic by Ryan Quan
Words by Vandana Pawa
March marks Women’s History Month, bringing the hope of springtime along with the opportunity to celebrate and uplift the women around us who are making waves.
Comedy has long been a male-dominated space, but women in comedy have never let that stop them from getting on the stage, and these Asian diasporic comics are no different. Whether they are new to the scene, experimenting with fresh material, or have been around for decades, discovering funny women and their work will always bring joy.
Here are six hilarious women in comedy who you can watch now, streaming on JoySauce TV. With these women on your screen, we guarantee you will have a lot to laugh about this month.
Margaret Cho
Multihyphenate Margaret Cho is a long-standing trailblazer in the Asian American community, with her stand-up routines diving into her experiences growing up as a child of immigrants in a United States that was hostile towards her. Her work is often political, and she rarely shies away from being controversial. Such is the case in her 2015 comedy special PsyCHO, which touches on everything from police brutality and gun violence to marriage equality and the weaponization of women’s emotions.
Helen Hong
Actress and comedian Helen Hong has been working in the industry for more than a decade, appearing alongside other comedy greats like Cho, Kumail Nanjiani, Adam Devine, and Kenan Thompson. Hong is also a podcaster, and is a fan favorite regular on NPR’s weekly news quiz show Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! Her comedy special Well Hong was taped at the 2022 Tribeca Festival, and tackles the Covid quarantine psyche, pandemic meditation rituals, and an attempt to teach the world Asian geography.
Subhah Agarwal
Indian American writer and comedian Subhah Agarwal has been writing jokes since she was a young teen in her suburban Chicago bedroom. Agarwal has come a long way since then, with regular touring shows and writing gigs for Comedy Central hits like The Jim Jefferies Show. In her incredibly personal 2023 comedy special Airport Pigeon, she contemplates her journey with mental health, and her experiences with bullying and depression, all in the funniest way possible.
Dylan McKeever
Dylan McKeever is a TV writer and comedian with a library of hilarious Instagram reels. She features in episode one of Jokes With JoySauce, in which she calls out the differences between Millennial and Gen Z audience members and shares her experiences with slightly embarrassing health diagnoses.
Ivy Le
As the host of the critically acclaimed podcast FOGO: Fear of Going Outside, comedian and writer Ivy Le is always confronting her fears in front of an audience. In episode two of Jokes With JoySauce, Le ruminates on the struggle of telling white people apart, and how your body changes after having children.
Sarah Afkami
After working as a TV writer in the industry for many years, Persian Texan comedian Sarah Afkami made a splash on the comedy scene when she won NBC's Upright Citizen Brigade contest. In episode three of Jokes With JoySauce she jokes about her identity and culture, and disappointments about a post-Covid society.
You can also catch sets from comedians Ana Parsons, Lin Sun, Ethel Tan, and Nina Gosiengfiao on their episodes of Jokes With JoySauce, streaming now on JoySauce TV.
Published on March 6, 2026
Words by Vandana Pawa
Art by Ryan Quan
Ryan Quan is JoySauce's social media manager, associate editor, and all-around visual eye. This queer, half-Chinese, half-Filipino writer and graphic designer loves everything related to music, creative nonfiction, and art. Based in Brooklyn, he spends most of his time dancing to hyperpop and accidentally falling asleep on the subway. Follow him on Instagram at @ryanquans, and check out his work on his website.